Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-27

&C. Stats is bricking his saloon and
residence on Third street-a fine improve
ment.
Among the Wisconsin pensions
granted July IL, was one to Chris. Jaeger,
of Jefferson.
Gen. A. G. Parkinson has resigned
his position as member of the State Uni
versity Board of Regents.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company will build a pavilion
at the west end of their passenger depot
at Oconomowoc.
DR.. F. J. Toussaint yesterday began
his official duties as veterinarian of the
fire department, having been appointed
by Chief Foley Sentinel, 22d.
The NJ. E. church Carpet Weavers
will hold an ice-cream festival at the
home of Misses Flora and Ida Mccoy
next Tuesday evening. Price, 10 cents.
The annual encampment of the
Knights Templar of Wisconsin commend
ed yesterday on the island between
Neenah and Menasha, and will continue
during present week.
Madison has a new daily in The
Evening News published by G. Burnett
and l.. Nj. Jacobs, aud its columns give
promise of success to the enterprise, not
withstanding The News is the third daily
at the capitol city.
Brother Gardner of the Lime Kiln
Club asks question of the railroad mana
gers that will bother them to answer.
Here it Is:
eff you kin haul a freight kyar 200
miles as cheap as you kin IS, why cant
you let passenger ride ss fur fur 81 as
fur So
Up to our going to press nonews has
been received as to the action of the COM
mittee relative to the locating of the
Veterans Home. Our committee returned
Yesterday morning from New Lisbon with
a hopeful feeling that WATERFOWL would
be selected 1t may take day or two
yet before decision is reached.
in the recent apportionment of the
State school money to the various coun-
ties, Dodge county ranks third in the
amount received. Milwaukee first, with
64,987 children; amount received $780,,
416, 46. Dane second, 20,0S3 children
and 4,854.25 received. Dodge, II, 43S
children, and s21, $500.
II. L. Newton, with the restless energy
characteristic of him as secretary of the
State Agricultural society, starts the plows
on his farm near here to-day for a second
crop of barley. He argues that should it
not mature, the season cannot be so short
but what it will benefit TO pillow under, or
cut for feed, as the case may be.-Beaver
Dam Citizen.
The Grand Lodge of the international
Order of Odd Fellows for the State of
Wisconsin filed articles of incorporation
at Madison Thursday. This organization
is formed by secessionists from the Odd
Fellows, who do not propose to abide by
the mandate of the Supreme Council, de-
clining to recognize the patriarchial cir
Gle as forming part of the Odd Fellows
The dissensions in the ranks of the Odd
Fellows thus made public promise to grow
and become national in character
B. F. Bryant, La Crosse; J. Cumber-
lidge, Sheboygan; DR.. F. A. Marden, Mil
waukee; A. O. Wright, New Lisbon, and
J. H. Marston, Appleton, the committee
of the Department encampment of thee.
A. R. to select a site for State Veterans
home, were here last Thursday and visit
ed the J. A Hall farm, which had been
offered for the purpose. The committee
expressed themselves as highly pleased
with the location and surroundings,
which could not fail from its fine situa-
ton and beauty of landscape to impress
itself favorably upon them.
The following from The Gladstone
mich Delta will be read with interest
by many in this vicinity:
Richard Mertz, our postmaster, tells
us he has the lumber here for postoffice
building and will build as soon as he can
decide on a good location. He will put
up building 22x60 feet on the ground,
two stories kigh. The first floor will be
occupied by the postofice and the second
will be finished off for living rooms for
himself. The building will be ready for
occupancy by September 1st at the very
latest. Mr.. Mertz has already ordered
the fittings for Office from Yale q Towne,
Stamford, Conn, which will consist OF
IA call boxes and 16 patent boxes.
The teachers examinations of Jeffer-
son county, for the fall of 1887, will be
held as follows: At Rome, Aug. % and